BasserDrew
04-13-2009, 04:59 PM
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<p>This is just like I wrote it on my drewgregory.com site. Its a guided trip report from last week - April 9th. </p>
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<p><strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> 4lb smallie vs. 14 year old human…</span></strong></p>
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<p><a rel="lightbox[1092]" href="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010146.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2363" style="border: 5px solid black; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; float: left;" title="South Carolina's Broad River Smallmouth " src="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010146-300x267.jpg" alt="South Carolina's Broad River Smallmouth " width="210" height="187" /></a>And, this time the 4lb smallmouth won each time Dan (14) was hooked up with one. However, he got a nice 2 1/2lb smallmouth and a largemouth that was about the same size, as well as several other nice fish. Still, the thrill of this trip for me was when Dan and I were in some shoals near the end of the day. Dan is a smart young dude who had listened to the things I had tried to teach him all day. Sure enough he took this new knowledge and applied it by casting his chatterbait into the correct spots and seams. He could whip that baitcaster around as accurate as most people twice his age and sure enough after a couple cranks BAM - fish on! These weren't just any fish either, they were monster smallies. If you could only imagine the young man standing in his kayak in the shoals and being towed downstream by this leaping smallmouth - it was a sight to see. He was just hanging on for dear life and having a great time even though it appeared the smallmouth was <a rel="lightbox[1092]" href="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010135.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2375" style="border: 5px solid black; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; float: right;" title="Dave's first smallmouth" src="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010135-300x296.jpg" alt="Dave's first smallmouth" width="180" height="178" /></a>indeed controlling this fight. Both times he had a big smallie on they got off right near the boat, but he'll always have the memory of those fish and the unique fight they put up in a river, in a kayak, in the shoals. If anything I think it will push Dan to get back out there and get one that size. I hope he does because he has a lot of skill already for someone his age. His dad, Dave, also caught some nice fish and had some big ones come off right at the boat. I had a great time watching both of them really get into some fish towards the end of the day. It was a typical spring time bite where they all of the sudden turn on around 3 or 4pm when the water has risen a few degrees. I even managed to land a nice smallmouth as well. All in all we had a great time on the water and are ready to do it again!</p>
<p>Thanks for a great day Dave and Dan and as always…</p>
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<p>Tight lines and smooth rapids,</p>
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<p>Drew Gregory “BasserDrew”</p>
<p><br /><a rel="lightbox[1092]" href="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010141.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2381 alignleft" style="border: 5px solid black; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;" title="Dan's nice largemouth" src="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010141-225x300.jpg" alt="Dan's nice largemouth" width="146" height="194" /></a> <a rel="lightbox[1092]" href="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010141.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2379 alignleft" style="border: 5px solid black; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;" title="Dan fighting a smallmouth in the shoals" src="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010139-300x229.jpg" alt="Dan fighting a smallmouth in the shoals" width="151" height="115" /></a><a rel="lightbox[1092]" href="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010145.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2385" style="border: 5px solid black; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;" title="Drew Gregory with a nice South Carolina smallmouth" src="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010145-222x300.jpg" alt="Drew Gregory with a nice South Carolina smallmouth" width="144" height="194" /></a></p>
<p>This is just like I wrote it on my drewgregory.com site. Its a guided trip report from last week - April 9th. </p>
<br />
<p><strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> 4lb smallie vs. 14 year old human…</span></strong></p>
<br />
<p><a rel="lightbox[1092]" href="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010146.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2363" style="border: 5px solid black; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; float: left;" title="South Carolina's Broad River Smallmouth " src="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010146-300x267.jpg" alt="South Carolina's Broad River Smallmouth " width="210" height="187" /></a>And, this time the 4lb smallmouth won each time Dan (14) was hooked up with one. However, he got a nice 2 1/2lb smallmouth and a largemouth that was about the same size, as well as several other nice fish. Still, the thrill of this trip for me was when Dan and I were in some shoals near the end of the day. Dan is a smart young dude who had listened to the things I had tried to teach him all day. Sure enough he took this new knowledge and applied it by casting his chatterbait into the correct spots and seams. He could whip that baitcaster around as accurate as most people twice his age and sure enough after a couple cranks BAM - fish on! These weren't just any fish either, they were monster smallies. If you could only imagine the young man standing in his kayak in the shoals and being towed downstream by this leaping smallmouth - it was a sight to see. He was just hanging on for dear life and having a great time even though it appeared the smallmouth was <a rel="lightbox[1092]" href="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010135.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2375" style="border: 5px solid black; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; float: right;" title="Dave's first smallmouth" src="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010135-300x296.jpg" alt="Dave's first smallmouth" width="180" height="178" /></a>indeed controlling this fight. Both times he had a big smallie on they got off right near the boat, but he'll always have the memory of those fish and the unique fight they put up in a river, in a kayak, in the shoals. If anything I think it will push Dan to get back out there and get one that size. I hope he does because he has a lot of skill already for someone his age. His dad, Dave, also caught some nice fish and had some big ones come off right at the boat. I had a great time watching both of them really get into some fish towards the end of the day. It was a typical spring time bite where they all of the sudden turn on around 3 or 4pm when the water has risen a few degrees. I even managed to land a nice smallmouth as well. All in all we had a great time on the water and are ready to do it again!</p>
<p>Thanks for a great day Dave and Dan and as always…</p>
<br />
<p>Tight lines and smooth rapids,</p>
<br />
<p>Drew Gregory “BasserDrew”</p>
<p><br /><a rel="lightbox[1092]" href="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010141.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2381 alignleft" style="border: 5px solid black; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;" title="Dan's nice largemouth" src="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010141-225x300.jpg" alt="Dan's nice largemouth" width="146" height="194" /></a> <a rel="lightbox[1092]" href="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010141.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2379 alignleft" style="border: 5px solid black; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;" title="Dan fighting a smallmouth in the shoals" src="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010139-300x229.jpg" alt="Dan fighting a smallmouth in the shoals" width="151" height="115" /></a><a rel="lightbox[1092]" href="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010145.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2385" style="border: 5px solid black; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;" title="Drew Gregory with a nice South Carolina smallmouth" src="http://drewgregory.com/go/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1010145-222x300.jpg" alt="Drew Gregory with a nice South Carolina smallmouth" width="144" height="194" /></a></p>